Today’s Parola del giorno is the noun il pòlline, which means pollen.
I have indicated the accented ‘o’ only to show where the stress of the word is located.
I do not know about any of you, but when spring has sprung, so do my allergies!
Here’s the word used in its context:
Mi piace che il tempo migliori un po’, ma non sopporto la primavera — tutto quel polline peggiora le mie allergie e mi sento sempre uno straccio!
I like that the weather has improved a bit, but I can’t stand the spring — all that pollen worsens my allergies, and I always feel like death warmed over!
Addendum:
I love the expression sentirsi uno straccio, which means to feel like death warmed over.